A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
Acting
Fanning's whispered monologues will wreck you.
Writing
Roy Freirich's novel adaptation bites harder than expected.
Director
Rowan Woods
Kate Beckinsale
Carla Davenport
Forest Whitaker
Charlie Archenault
Guy Pearce
Dr Bruce Laraby
Dakota Fanning
Anne Hagen
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Doris Hagen
Embeth Davidtz
Lydia Jaspersen
Troy Garity
Ron Abler
Josh Hutcherson
Jimmy Jaspersen
Jackie Earle Haley
Bob Jaspersen
Robin Weigert
Lydia Jaspersen
Jennifer Hudson
Kathy Archenault
Marshall Allman
Dan the Bellhop
James Babson
Bike Shop Owner
Jacquie Barnbrook
Lori's Mom
Ankur Bhatt
Cubicle Neighbour
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of five 2009 films where Kate Beckinsale played a traumatized woman; she was having a type.
The original novel's title 'Winged Creatures' refers to the bullet's trajectory—birds, angels, or death itself.
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